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Scott McAteer

SCOTT MCATEER

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Born from an egg on a mountain top, Scott McAteer grew up in Hobart and now lives in Melbourne with his girlfriend and his dog. He tries to be funny in various forms including stand-up comedy, theatre, and facial expressions; he is also an active blogger. Scott studied Performing Arts at the University of Tasmania and continued his writing studies at Swinburne and VUT (where he studied under Australian comedy legend Brad Oakes). His plays have been performed in Launceston, Brighton (England), Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart; and touch upon such issues as depression, schizophrenia, family, gender roles, social isolation, masculine identity, terrorism, and turtles. His stand-up comedy achievements include competing in the Victorian state final of Raw Comedy in 2005, and performing in the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

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         Anxious But Not Alarmed         Are You Happy?         Carnival Of the Damned. . . Funny!         Father Tim Talks About Running Away         Glutton For Punishment         Joy         Man Who Read Too Much Poe, The         Monsters         Transactions

Anxious But Not Alarmed

Synopsis:
A paranoid man has an encounter with two social workers

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Genre:
Fifteen minute Black comedy, suspense

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Are You Happy?

Synopsis:
Tom is badly in need of help.

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Genre:
Black comedy satire 22 min

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Carnival Of the Damned. . . Funny!

Synopsis:
Roll up, roll up ladies and gentlemen to Melbourne's Cup of Short Comic Theatre. Be astounded, be amazed! We've scoured the state for the best new short plays of up to 15 minutes. Here they are for your instant gratification. Performed by some of Melbourne's finest actors, our Cup runneth over with some very wicked delights!

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written by Tom Taylor, Susie Allison, Mark Andrew, Darren Brealey, Alex Broun, Bridgette Burton, Christina Costigan, Christine Croyden, Lindsay Dresden, Peter D Flaherty, David Gannon, Adam Hadley, Iresha Herath, A F Lall, Fabian Lapham, Sam Marsden, Scott McAteer, Kate McLennan, Amanda Mihalakapoulos, Jane Miller, Stephen Nichols, Michael Olsen, David Sharpe, Bruce Shearer, Carl J Sorheim and Michelle Wallace

1st Produced:
Dantes, Fitzroy, Vic     26 Mar 2008

Organisations:
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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Genre:
short comedy

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Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/99006

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Father Tim Talks About Running Away

Synopsis:
Father Tim warns about temptation

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Genre:
Five minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Glutton For Punishment

Synopsis:
She has a devil on her left shoulder, an angel on her right. She tries so hard to be good; but it's nearly dinnertime. 'Glutton for Punishment' was written in collaboration with a recovering eating disorder survivor. It is a darkly comic portrait of one girl's struggle with different pressures, represented in the play by a Devil and an Angel. As eating disorders are often thought of as being a consequence of fear of growing-up, the play includes childish squabbling and Mr Wolf, a character from games and fairy tales, a character who makes dinner-time scary.

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Genre:
Comedy drama 25 min

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Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Joy

Synopsis:
Albin is a sad boy. He's got some problems and they are difficult to deal with. He's been sitting in his chair for the past three years and he needs help. This quirky comedy follows Albin's downward spiral as joy leaves his life. It shows his struggles with parents, psychiatrists and people trying to sell him stuff. Full of side-splitting jokes and wacky characters, it will make you laugh and think. Funny and sad with a poignant sense of the absurd. Cast number is 3 - 10.

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Genre:
35 mins Tragi/Comic

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Man Who Read Too Much Poe, The

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part of "The Straight Six" at Spring Carnivale at Dante's

1st Produced:
Dantes, Fitzroy, VIC     22 Oct 2007

Organisations:
Walking Into Bars

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Genre:
short play

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Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/78018

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Monsters

Synopsis:
Wendy's crazy. Her husband thinks so, a doctor agrees, and he's wearing a white coat so it must be true. But maybe they're wrong. Maybe they're lying. Maybe they're monsters.

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Genre:
Ten minute Comedy suspense

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Transactions

Synopsis:
A lonely man is visiting a prostitute tonight, as he has done many times before. He's trying to fill a gap in his life, trying to buy the life he's dreaming of; she's tired of playing the strange role he wants from her. Tonight he can only afford ten minutes, and it's not going to go as planned.

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Genre:
Ten minute Comedy drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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